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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. ELY, OF EAST ORANGE, JAMES XV. DANSER, OF FREEHOLD, AND HENRY I. SCHANCK, OF HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY; SAID SCHANCK ASSIGNOR TO SAID ELY AND SAID DANSER.

FOLDING UIVIBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1906,

T0 tI/Z whom, it may con/cerro:

Be it known that we, CHARLns H. ELY, of East Orange, in the county of Essex, J AMES W. DANSER, of Freehold, in the county of Monmouth, and HENRY I. SOHANCK, of I-Iolmdel, in the county of Monmouth, State yof New Jersey, citizens of the United States,

have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Folding Umbrellas, of which the following is a description.

Our invention relates to folding umbrellas, and is particularly an improvement upon the construction shown in Patent No. 650,061, granted May 22,1900,to Ely, Danser, and Rue.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved locking device for the telescoping ribs which will be more certain in its action and will prevent the ribs from becoming accidentally unlocked by the bending of the ribs inwardly or outwardly by the wind or otherwise, to make a stronger and more durable construction, doing away with the necessity of securing the parts by solder or brazing, and generally to provide a construction which can be manufactured and assembled cheaply by means of dies and presses and with a minimum expense for labor.

A further object is to provide an improved. divided staff or stick, whereby the parts of the staff will not be detached from each other when the umbrella is folded.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the umbrella-staff and one rib, illustrating the rib extended and its sections locked. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the locking-dog lifted to permit the telescoping of the rib. Fig. 3 is a similar view including the tip of the umbrella and showing the rib partly telescoped. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on line 4 4 in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the outer end of one of the braces or stretchers and of the lockingrod carried by it. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the locking-dog detached. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the adjacent ends of the rib-sections extended and interlocking parts. Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 are cross-sections taken, respectively, on lines 8 8, 9 9, 10 10, 11 11, and 12 12 in Fig. 7. Fig. 13 is a plan view from the under side, showing the clipcarried by the outer end ofthe inner rib-section. Fig. 14 is a longitudinal section of the divided staff with the parts locked together, and Fig. 15 is a perspective view showing the sections of the staff folded upon each other.

All the figures of the drawings are on an exaggerated scale except Figs. 14 and 15, Figs. 4 to 13 being on twice the scale of Figs. 1 to 3.

The umbrellaestaff A is a divided one, such as is described in the patent referred to. It is composed of two tubular sections having at the meeting ends of the sections a tenon 26 and notch 27, which engage and prevent relative rotation of the parts. The upper section of the staff is provided with a rod 28, which is rigidly secured therein by a pin 29.

This rod makes a close fit in the bore of the,

staff and projects out of and downwardly from the lower end of the upper section of the staff. A rod 30,fitting closelythe bore of the staff, slides in the upper end of the lower staffsection. The two rods 28 and 30 have their adjoining ends provided with slots 31, in which is pivoted a flat link 32. This link is of sufficient length so that the staff-sections can be folded into a parallel position, as shown in Fig. 15, and leave space enough between them to accommodate the folded cover of the umbrella. The slots 31 are also made deep, and the link is pivoted in the bottom of the slots, so that notwithstanding the length of the link the ends of the rods 28 and 30 will be brought close together when the sections of the staff are brought into line with each other. The rod 30 is connected by a small rod 33 with a block 34 at the lower end of the bore of the lower staff-section, this block 34 being connected by pins extending through a slot in the staff with a sleeve 35, sliding on the staff and having a screwthreaded upper end engaging a nut 36 on a sleeve 37, secured in the handle 38, as described in the patent referred to. When the handle is removed by unscrewing the nut 36 from the sleeve 35 and b v sliding the handle 0H the staff, the lower section of the stad can be drawn downwardly from the rods 28 and 30, uncovering the link 32 and permitting the staff to be folded, as shown in Fig. 15. In drawing the lower end of the staff downwardly it slides through the sleeve 35, which is held in a fixed position with relation to the rod 30 by the small rod 33.

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ing the unfolded position of the divided staff the two sections of the staif are brought into line with each other and the lower section is pushed over the rods 3()4 and 28 (and through the sleeve 35) until the tenon 26 and the notch 27 on the two sections engage. The handle 38 is then pushed over the lower end of the lower staff-section and over the sleeve 35 until the nut 36 engages the screw-thread on the upper end of the sleeve 35. The turning of the .nut 36 upon this screw-thread forces the closed end of the handle-tube 37 against the end of the lower staff-section inserted therein and draws downwardly on the sleeve 35 and upon the rod 30, (through the small rod 33,) thus forcing the tenon 26 and notch 27 firmly together and putting the parts under strain, so as to make the jointed staff a rigid structure. The tip B is also removable, as described in said patent, entering the end of the tubular staff and secured thereto by a spring-latch 1, having a tip 2, engaging with a hole 3 in the staff, Fig. 3.

The telescoping ribs are composed of inner sections C and outer sections or tips D of the U shape or paragon type, the inner sections being smaller and sliding within the The brace-rods or stretchers E have locking-rods F joined with them, the brace-rods being pivoted to the runner G and the locking-rods being pivoted to a sleeve 4, carried by said runner and moved thereon by means of a nut 5, engaging screw-threads on the runner, as described in said patent. The locking-rods F are made of U shape or paragon construction, like the ribs and spreaders, to give strength and lightness, and are offset at their lower ends at 6 to pass around the wire 7, by which the lower ends of the spreaders are pivoted, enabling the body of the locking-rod to rest within the sides of the stretcher, so as to be largely hidden thereby and make a neat and compact construction. This construction also gives a greatly-increased strength to the spreaders, tending to prevent the umbrella from being turned inside out by Wind-pressure. The adjoining ends of the inner and outer rib-sections C and D overlap and carry, respectively, sleeves H and I, which guide the rib-sections in their movement on each other and prevent them from being pulled entirely apart. These sleeves are secured to the rib-.sections by crimping the parts together without proj ections, which interfere with the sliding of the rib-sections upon each other.

The sleeve I, carried by the outer rib-section, is a punching of sheet metal pressed into shape by suitable dies. It surrounds the upper side of the rib-section at its inner end and has end clips 8, which are turned over the edges of the rib-section and downwardly on the inner side of the edges, the

edges of the rib-section being pressed outwardly, as shown at 9, to form grooves for receiving the clips 8. By this means the sleeve I is fastened to the rib-section D rigidly and securely and without the employment of solder, while the s ace in the rib-section for the movement o the inner rib-section is left free. The sleeve I is also provided with inwardly-turned edges 10, which are turned inwardly at right angles over the edges of the rib-section D and project toward each other over the edges of the inclosed rib-sectionC, forming guides for interlocking the rib-sections together while permitting of their movement upon each other. The sleeve I is also provided with two ears 11 projecting outwardly from its edges, and with a loop 12, punched outwardly from its side for the securing of the umbrellacover. The ears 11 have holes 13 for receiving the pivot of the locking-dog and the stretcher and are also provided with slots 14 for a purpose about to be described.

The sleeve H, which is 4carried by the outer end of the inner rib-section C, is made from a metal punching bent into a U shape in crosssection and having its opposing edges turned over the edges of the inner rib-section, the

edges of the inner rib-section being pressed inwardlyT at opposite points 15 to form a space into which the edges of the sleeve H are turned, locking the sleeve against longitudinal movement upon the rib-section. The sleeve I-I surrounds the outer rib-section D, which slides freely through it, but is carried by and moves with the inner rib-section C, being prevented from movement thereon, as just explained, by the depressed points 15 and without the use of solder.

The stretcher E is provided on its outer end with a fork J, which is a metal punching, and is provided with clips 16, turning over the edge of the U-shaped stretcher into grooves formed by pressing the sides of the stretcher outwardly, as shown at 17. The stretcher is secured to the sleeve Iby a pin 18, passing through the holes 13 in the ears 11, the fork J embracing the ears 11.

K is the locking-dog, which is pivoted upon the pin 18 and extends inwardly from the pivot to form a locking-head 19. It also extends outwardly from the pivot, and in this outward extension is provided with a slot 20, placed opposite to the slots 14, but standing obliquely thereto. The slot 2O is a cam-slot, by means of which the dog K is tilted on its pivot and its locking-head 19 is moved into and out of engagement with the IOO IIO

locking-block about to be described. The

The locking-block L is of rectangular crosssection and has grooves 22 pressed in its under surface, with which engage points 23, pressed inwardly from the sides of the inner rib-section C, thus holding the block in position without the employment of solder and leaving the sides of the section C clear, so as not to interfere with the sliding of the section D over it. f

The movement of the ring 4 on the runner G by means of the nut 5 causes the tilting of the locking-dog K, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, by the longitudinal movement of the locking-rod and by the movement of the pin 21, carried thereby. This pin 21 is guided by the slots 14, so as to move in a plane parallel to the rib-sections, and by reason of the oblique position of the slot 20 in the loclingdog gives the dog a tilting movement. When in the position shown in Fig. 1, the rib-sections are locked in an extended condition, the engagement of the dog K with the block L preventing the rib-sections from being telescoped; but when the locking-dog is in the position shown in Fig. 2 the rib-sections can be telescoped, the locking-head of the dog clearing the block L, as illustrated in Fig. 3. A band 24 is secured to the stretcher E and surrounds the locking-rod F, so as to guide the latter in its movement on the stretcher, while a band 25 may be secured to one or more of the inner rib-sections C at their inner ends, so as to limit the inner movement of the outer rib-sections on the inner rib-sections.

It will be understood that all the ribs of the umbrella are constructed in the same manner.

I/Vhat we claim is- 1. In a folding umbrella, the combination with the telesccping rib-sections and the longitudinally-movable locking-rod, of a locking-dog pivoted upon one of the rib-sections and given a tilting movement b v the lockingrod, substantially as set forth.

2. In a folding umbrella, the combination with the telescoping rib-sections and the longitudinally-movable locking-rod, of a locking-dog pivoted upon one of the rib-sections and having a cam-slot with which the locking-rod engages for tilting the locking-dog, substantially as set forth.

3. In a folding umbrella, the combination with the telescoping rib-sections and the longitudinally-movable locking-rod, of a tilting locking-dog pivoted upon one of the rib-sections and provided with a cam-slot with which a pin on the locking-rod engages, and means for guiding the outer end of the locking-rod so as to give it a parallel movement, substantially as set forth.

4. In a folding umbrella, the combination with the telescoping rib-sections and the longitudinally-movable locking-rod, of a sleeve carried by one of the rib-sections having proj ecting ears provided with guiding-slots, a tilting locking-dog pivoted in the ears of said sleeve and provided with a slot arranged obliquely to the gui ding-slots in the ears, and a pin on the outer end of the locking-rod engaging the slot in the locking-dog and also engaging the guiding-slots in said ears, substantially as set forth.

5. In a folding umbrella, the combination with a rib-section pressed outwardly to form grooves 9 in its sides7 of a sleeve I having turned-o ver points or clips 8 engaging the groo ves 9 and holding the slee ve upon the ribsection, substantially as set forth.

6. In a folding umbrella, the combination with a rib-section having its sides pressed outwardly to form grooves 9, of a sleeve I secured by turned-over points or clips 8 engaging the grooves 9 and pro vided with inwardlyturned guiding edges 10, substantially as set forth.

7. In a folding umbrella, the combination with a rib-section, of a sleeve I secured thereto and provided with ears 11 having guidingslots 14, substantially as set forth.

8. In a folding umbrella, the combination with a rib-section pressed outwardly to form grooves 9, of a sleeve I secured to the rib-section by turned-over points or clips 8 entering the grooves 9, said sleeve being provided with inwardly-turned guiding edges 10 and with ears 11 having pivot-holes 13 and guide-slots 14, substantially as set forth.

9. In a folding umbrella, the combination with a rib-section having its sides pressed inwardly to form points 15, of a sleeve H secured to said rib-section by turning its ends over the edges of the rib-section between said points 15, substantially as set forth.

10. In a folding umbrella, the combination withthe telescoping rib-sections, the longitudinally-movable locking-rod and the tilting locking-dog, of the locking-block L located within the smaller or inclosed rib-section and secured therein by the inward crimping of the sides of said rib-section, substantially as set forth.

11. In a folding umbrella, the combination with a stretcher, of the forked head J secured to the stretcher by turned-in points or clips 16 entering grooves 17 formed in the sides of the stretcher, substantially as set forth.

12. In a folding umbrella, the combination with a sectional hollow staff, of the rod 28 fixed in the upper staff-section at its lower end and projecting therefrom, the rod 30 movable in the lower staff-section at its upper end, the link 32 connecting the rods 28 and 30, the sleeve 35 upon the lower staffsection, connected with the rod 30, and the handle 38 engaging the sleeve 35 and the IIO lower end of the lower staif-seetion, substantially as set forth.

13. In a folding umbrella7 the combination with a sectional hollow staff, of the rod 28 fixed in the upper staff-section at its lower end and projecting therefrom, the rod 30 movable in the lower staff-section at its upper end, the link 32 connecting the rods 28 and 30, the sleeve 35 upon the lower staliseetion, connected with the rod 30, the hanelle 38 and the nut 36 carried by the handle and engaging a screw-thread on the sleeve 35, substantially as set forth.

This specification signed and witnessed this 30th day of April, 1904.

CHAS. H. ELY. JAMES W. DANSER. HENRY I. SCHANCK.

Witnesses to signature of Charles H. Ely:

Trios. W. SHAW, C. M. TRIMMER.

Witnesses to signatures of James W. Danser and Henry I. Sehancl:

DOUGLAS MCDERMOTT, HARRY G. MAGEE. 

